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JPSS Proving Ground and Risk Reduction Update 6 May 2013

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Important Topics Program/Satellite Initiatives SNPP Images of Interest JPSS Science Seminars JPSS PGRR Executive Board Meeting 15 May Outreach Participation in Future Conferences and Meetings

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Program/Satellite Initiatives Satellite Science Week (18-22 Mar) and NOAA Satellite Conference (NSC) 8-12 Apr Successful Conferences JPSS PGRR Projects well presented in various sessions Posters were valuable even if not briefed At NSC - SNPP capabilities included in a lot of briefings outside of JPSS PGRR Project presentations Additional PGRR Briefings NOAA Testbed Workshop (2-4 Apr) GPM Workshop (2-4 Apr) Extending the use of Direct Broadcast CCNY and DMSP Mark IVB Determining PGRR Work tied to Sandy Supplemental once decisions are made Evaluate GOES-R working closely with Alaska in satellite training Folmer briefing, other telecon sessions in the next few weeks

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Michigan Flooding Apr 2013 False-color composites of VIIRS channels I-01, I-02 and I-03 from 5 April 2013 and 21 April 2013. The yellow areas indicate where extensive flooding was observed along the Shiawassee River on 21 April 2013 (CIRA)

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Fog and Low Stratus Monterey Bay Suomi NPP VIIRS 0.7 m Day/Night Band image 30 Apr 2013 (CIMSS)

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Springs Fire (CA) VIIRS RGB 3 May 2013 (NOAA VIS Lab)

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JPSS Science Seminars DatePresentersTopic November 19, 2012Ivan Csiszar (STAR) Suomi NPP (SNPP) Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Active Fire Data for Fire Management and Fire Weather Applications December 17, 2012 Liam Gumley and Kathy Strabala (CIMSS) Status of the Community Satellite Processing Package (CSPP) January 29, 2013 Carven Scott (NWS) and Eric Stevens (GINA) Use of SNPP Data to Support Alaska Missions February 19, 2013Gary Jedlovec (SPoRT)Support to NWS WFOs and Alaska March 27, 2013Fuzhong Weng (STAR)SNPP Data Assimilation into TC Models April 30, 2013Mike Folmer (NCEP)SNPP Data use in NCEP HPC, OPC, and NHC May 29, 2013 Jim Yoe (NCEP) and Sid Boukabara (JCSDA) ATMS/CrIS Data Assimilation into Models June 17, 2013Kent Hughes (STAR)Operational Use of Ocean Color in NOAA July 15, 2013 Elisabeth Weisz and Bill Smith (CIMSS) Operational Use of SNPP Soundings in Alaska August 19, 2013TBD September 16, 2013TBD October 21, 2013TBD

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PGRR Executive Board Meeting Scheduled for 15 May (12:30-2:30) Greentech IV (S600) or Telecon: 866-802-3950 pc: 7288352 Attendance Primarily NOAA LO representatives but others are welcom Draft Agenda Summary of PGRR Quarterly Reports Two projects to give more detailed presentations: Dr Naira Chouch (CREST) - River and Lake Ice mapping using NPP/JPSS VIIRS sensor To support NOAA NWS. Dr Xiwu (Jerry) Zahn Enhancing Agricultural Drought Monitoring Using NPP/JPSS Land EDRs for NIDIS FY13 Funding Action JPSS PGRR Science Seminar Discussion

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JPSS Outreach New release of http://www.jpss.noaa.gov/http://www.jpss.noaa.gov/ Science Seminars posted on JPSS Website Quarterly brief to NJO Management (10 May) Conference attendance Responding to direction on conference travel NWA and AMS have solid NWS support. High priority for attendance by PGRR Projects

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Participation in Future Conferences and Meetings CSPP/IMAPP Users Meeting Madison WI (21-23 May) Satellite Proving Ground OCONUS Meeting Alaska (18-21 June) Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites Conference Japan (8-12 July) 2013 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference & 19th AMS Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography, and Climatology Conference, Vienna Austria (16-20 Sept)